Structural Superelement Export

Used to export the super elements as a DMIG file. This file will include stiffness matrix and the load matrix, if there are loads and boundary conditions applied to the model which is solved for condensation.

  1. In the Analysis Workbench, click Structural > Structural Superelement Export.
  2. On the Analysis Workbench click Interface points.
  3. In the Superelement interface points dialog, click Import from .csv and select a .csv file from File Explorer.
    Note: Import interface point sets from an external comma separated values .csv file.
  4. Specify units for Coordinates, and then click OK.
  5. Optional: Apply loads and boundary conditions.
  6. Click Solve.
    This generates the respective matrices using static condensation.
  7. Once the results are available, click Export from the Analysis Workbench.
  8. In the Export superelement dialog, specify units for Coordinate points, Stiffness matrix, and Load vectors.
  9. Click OK.
    The DMIG file is created.
    Note: Only stiffness and load matrix can be exported.

Imported Datum Points CSV Format

CSV File Format Fields

The CSV file contains one header row and one or more additional data rows. Data values are as follows:
  • X, Y and Z – Numeric values, spatial location of the interface points
  • ID (optional) - Alpha-numerical values
  • Label (optional) – Alpha numerical values

Example CSV File

234, 2.5, -8, 4526, Point A 
276, 2.5, -6, 5055, Point B 
292, 2.5, -6, 5247, Point C 
302, 2.5, -6, 5367, Point D 
310, 2.5, -6, 5463, Point E